Abstract
Model tests are often conducted for the design verification of floating structures and their mooring systems. This chapter starts with different types of model tests, including ocean basis model test, wind tunnel test, towing tank test, and ice tank test. The principle of the model test is then discussed. The model basin facilities are capable of wind generation, wave-making, and current generation. Model testing has a few limitations, that is, theoretical limitation, basin dimension limitation, facility capability limitation, and test case limitation. For mooring line modeling, the common practice is to employ a truncated mooring system with as much equivalence to the prototype mooring system as possible. The hybrid test method combines model tests and numerical analysis tools. Finally, the chapter briefly discusses the model test execution procedure.
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